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NBF attorney Larry Altenbrun published an article on LinkedIn exploring the Batterton v. Dutra case, regarding which the Supreme Court heard oral argument on March 25. That case involves the issue of whether an injured seaman is entitled to seek punitive damages based upon an claim for unseaworthiness. Larry’s article can be found here: //www.linkedin.com/pulse/wwcd-punitive-damages-maritime-law-returns-us-supreme-larry-altenbrun/.

NBF attorneys Rivers Black, Larry Altenbrun and Chris Reilly returned from a 5-day trip to London to visit clients and colleagues in the London market. During the trip, the trio provided presentations on the topics of punitive damages, maritime personal injury law primer, the effective use of litigation experts.